Almost one hundred (100) early-career scholars have been supported by our postdoctoral fellowships since the inception of this program in academic year 1992-93. The overwhelming majority of our postdoctoral fellows have gone on to successful academic careers around the world.
Read MoreCALL FOR PAPERS: 43rd Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies (14-15 October 2016)
Proposals should address the material aspects of late antique, medieval, or Renaissance manuscripts. Papers are twenty minutes in length and a full session normally consists of three papers. Submissions of papers may address an original topic or one of the session themes already proposed. Submissions of original session themes are welcome from those who wish to be organizers.
Read More8th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age
In partnership with the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Schoenberg Institute of Manuscript Studies (SIMS) at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce the 8th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age. This year's theme, "Picking up the Pieces," considers the notions and consequences of fragmentation and reconstitution.
Read MoreCFP: Exploring the Premodern World” (Due November 15)
The Indiana Medieval Graduate Consortium (IMGC) welcomes submissions for its annual symposium to be held at Purdue University March 4-5, 2016. The goal of the symposium is to promote serious scholarly investigation of the classical, medieval, and early modern worlds. We encourage proposals approaching the premodern world from a diverse set of methodologies and disciplines; presentations might engage literature, history, philosophy, religious studies, linguistics, manuscript studies, art history, music studies, and so on.
Read MoreCALL FOR ICMA SPONSORED SESSION PROPOSALS
The International Center of Medieval Art (ICMA) seeks proposals for sessions to be held under the organization’s sponsorship in 2016 at the St. Louis Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies to be held 20-22 June 2016 in St. Louis. The symposium promotes serious scholarly investigation on all topics and in all disciplines of the medieval and early modern worlds.
Read MorePomona College 1 year Medievalist Position
Full-time position for 2016-17. 5 course load. Ph.D. in hand or expected by September 2016. Teaching experience required. Teach first half of 2-semester introductory survey, plus courses in an intercultural, comparative curriculum of introductory and advanced undergraduate discussion courses on the art and architecture of the Mediterranean basin ca. 300-1300 that relate late antique pagan, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic art as part of a Late Antique and Medieval Studies (LAMS) Program at the Claremont Colleges.
Read MoreCall for Papers and Sessions, “The Local and the Global in the Middle Ages”
We are delighted to announce that the 37th Medieval and Renaissance Forum will take place on April 15 and 16, 2016 at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire. This year’s keynote speaker is Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Professor of English and Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
Read MoreROMANESQUE: SAINTS, SHRINES AND PILGRIMAGE Monday 4th April - Wednesday 6th April 2016
The British Archaeological Association will hold the fourth in its biennial International Romanesque conference series in Oxford on 4-6 April, 2016. The theme is Romanesque: Saints, Shrines and Pilgrimage, and the aim is to examine the material culture of sanctity over the period c.1000-c.1250.
Read MoreFELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY AT THE GENNADIUS LIBRARY
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the academic programs and fellowships for the 2016-2017 academic year at the Gennadius Library.
Read MoreBSANA Forward from Scott Johnson, Oklahoma State University
Approximately ten places will be available to doctoral students and recent PhDs, including early-career faculty members, who can demonstrate the value of Syriac for their teaching and research. All costs apart from travel to and from Saint John’s University (nearest airport: Minneapolis-St Paul) will be covered by Dumbarton Oaks, including the weekend in Washington, DC.
Read MoreUNT 2016 Medieval Graduate Symposium
The annual graduate symposium on Medieval Studies at the University of North Texas provides a platform for graduate students of any discipline to present their work on any aspect of the Middle Ages.
This year's theme is "The Technical Details of Everyday Life." Submissions for papers on any topic from the Late Antique to the Early Renaissance will be considered. Preference will be given to those that address the conference theme.
The symposium will be held March 3rd and 4th, 2016 at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
The keynote speaker for 2016 is Nicola Coldstream, "Behind the Scenes at the Medieval Entertainment."
300-word abstracts are due December 1, 2015 via email to Mickey.Abel@unt.edu
There will also be a $200 prize sponsored by AVISTA for an outstanding paper.
Art Historian, Western Medieval Art and Architecture University of Pennsylvania
due 11.15.2015
Tenure-track Assistant Professor. Western Medieval Art and Architecture. Penn seeks a scholar-teacher with wide-ranging interests in the visual arts and architecture of the medieval period (700-1400). Teaching responsibilities include lectures and seminars in specialty, plus participation in survey courses as well as first-year and methods seminars. Completion of Ph.D. is expected prior to appointment. Submit applications online at http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/704 Include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, and a teaching statement that addresses potential uses of local, regional, and digital resources. Provide contact information for three individuals who have agreed to provide a letter of recommendation. Recommenders will be contacted by the University with instructions on how to submit a letter to the website. Review of applications will begin on 11/15/2015 and continue until the position is filled.
The Department of History of Art is strongly committed to Penn’s Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence and to establishing a more diverse faculty (for more information see: http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/diversityplan.html). The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/704
Post-doctoral Research Scholar, Byzantine Architectural History, 2015–2016
The award is for one year, with the possibility for renewal if funding should become available. The salary is $52,250. The position comes with an allowance for travel and research in conjunction with work on-site in Istanbul.
Read MoreStudies in Iconography: Editorial News and Call for Submissions
The journal is dedicated to publishing innovative work on iconography and every aspect of visual culture of the period up to 1600.
Read MoreArt Historian, Art of the Ancient Mediterranean to 750 CE
The program in Art History at Fordham University seeks to hire an art historian with a specialty in the art of the ancient Mediterranean region, up to ca. 750 CE. The successful candidate will teach introductory art history survey courses as well as upper-level electives in areas of expertise. We seek a scholar with ability to teach the art of the Greek or Roman world, though this need not be the primary area of scholarly research and publication.
Read MoreDirector of Byzantine Studies Position Opening
The Director of Byzantine Studies reports to the Director of Dumbarton Oaks and oversees the Byzantine Study Program at Dumbarton Oaks. The Director of Studies supports the Byzantine Fellows (who are resident for the academic year, a term, or the summer and pursue their own research) and organizes scholarly meetings such as symposia, colloquia, and lectures.
Read MoreSymposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies
We invite proposals for papers, sessions, and roundtables on all topics and in all disciplines of medieval and early modern studies. Proposals from learned societies and scholarly associations are particularly welcome. The deadline for proposals submissions is December 31.
Read MoreAccepting Applications for Columbia University Medieval & Renaissance Master's Program
The program is appropriate for students who will go on to apply to PhD programs as well as for those who wish to complete a terminal MA. In addition to choosing from a wide range of courses, students develop their skills in relevant languages, and are introduced to the study of manuscripts and early printed books.
Read MoreDeadline extended to 9/25 for Crossing the Hanseatic Threshold and Beyond
For this session, we invite papers that address artistic circulation, mobility, exchange, networks, identity, media, and/or patronage in the Hanseatic arena. We welcome both specific case studies as well as papers that interrogate larger questions on ‘Hanseatic art’, Hanse art historical historiography, and the self-fashioning of Hanse merchants or patrons. Along these lines, papers could also explore artistic links between the Hanse and other trade networks or more generally, art and mercantile trade in littoral and riverine towns in Europe, c. 1200-1500.
The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the 2016 Rome Prize.
For over a century, the Academy has awarded the Rome Prize to support innovative work in the arts and humanities. Through a national juried competition, Rome Prizes are awarded to emerging and established artists and scholars working in the following disciplines:
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